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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1997
Anthony J Gunderman, Phoenix, MD (US);
Cathleen M Fleming, Forest Hill, MD (US);
Color Prelude, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A consumer product sampler including a base (e.g. a barrier laminate constructed of multiple layers of polymers and/or foil and/or paper) onto which a unit dose of product (e.g. a volatile make-up substance) is screen printed. A cover formed of either a barrier laminate or a clear plastic sheet is sealed to the base at its periphery and overlays the product. If the cover is a barrier laminate, the outer surface can be provided with printed matter identifying the cosmetic or other substance contained in the sampler. Depending upon the product to be sampled, the cover can either be heat sealed to the base or sealed to the base with a perimeter adhesive. If the product to be sampled is a liquid or semi-liquid substance (e.g. water or solvent based), the base is preferably formed of a thermoformable plastic or a paperboard laminated with a barrier laminate and is provided with one or more debossed/embossed wells or cut-outs into which the product to be sampled is screen printed. The product sampler of the present invention is particularly suited for sampling a volatile silicone based substances such as lipstick, liquid make-up or blush.